What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14643 and 14649?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 14643 and 14649 is 3.

GCF(14643,14649) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 14643 and 14649, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 14643 and 14649.

How to find the GCF of 14643 and 14649?

We will first find the prime factorization of 14643 and 14649. After we will calculate the factors of 14643 and 14649 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 14643

Prime factors of 14643 are 3, 1627. Prime factorization of 14643 in exponential form is:

14643 = 3² × 1627¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 14649

Prime factors of 14649 are 3, 19, 257. Prime factorization of 14649 in exponential form is:

14649 = 3¹ × 19¹ × 257¹

Step-3: Factors of 14643

List of positive integer factors of 14643 that divides 14643 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 1627, 4881

Step-4: Factors of 14649

List of positive integer factors of 14649 that divides 14643 without a remainder.

1, 3, 19, 57, 257, 771, 4883

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 14643 and 14649. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 14643 and 14649 is 3.

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